St. Paul daily globe., 1887-10-23
VICToRIA's PET DOG GONE
Her Collie "NobIe" Expires at the
Age of Sixteen---The Queens
Great Grief---A Cold Coffin for
Him

Her Collie "NObIe" Expires at the
Age of Sixteen---The Queens
Great Grief---A Gold Coffin for
Him.
Queen Victoria's fayorite is Gead and
| sad faces are the fashion at Balmoral.
Her majesty is profoundly grieved over
the death OF her collie, and she never
doubts that all about her are as deeply
! touched by his taking Off as she.
Since the death of John Brown no
, event III the royal household has taken
such an effect upon the queen. The
| triumph of the jubilee even paled before
| it. She had brought the dog up from a
puppy with great care and he was her
| constant companion.
She called him IN oble" at the sug-
| gestlon of John Brown and ON account
Of his distinguished demeanor, and he
was treated more like member of the
| family than an humble follower. Hand
| some rugs and blankets were provided
for him in his earliest youth and he was
| literally a very lucky dog, for his
lines were cast in pleasant places.
J.. There was no better way OF Sneaking
f! into the good graces OF the queen than
! by presenting Noble" with something
| handsome, and, it is said. he bad gold
| plates TO eat from before he could Open
! his eyes.
| Attentions were laviShed OH s'Noble." :"
| requests came from the proudest in the
| land for his brothers and sisters, and
soon not only was the family bestowed
among the queens choicest intimates,
but a great ladle was provided for
'Noble" out of which to lap his milk.
30 there was dog born with silver
spoon in his mouth. and he had collars
, OF solid gold to clasp around his neck
before he could tell the difference be-
! tween necklace and his tail
/ The queen, being the head of society
in England as well as everything else,
sets the fashion, and it was 10 sooner
known outside the palace walls that she
had taken up little Scotch dog than
coilleS became the rage with noble la
dies. You could hardly see duchess.
q marchi0neSS, a countess or any other
| titled woman without one.
Collie dogs were everywhere in little
while. They trotted behind fair DANES
at the end of gold and silver chains,
struggled III their arms and peeped Ell
yiOuSly out of carriage windows. Collie
dogs rose in price with the demand, but
they will probably decline in value and
appreciation now, as the king of them
all is dead, and will be hawked about
L0noon by the END or the month and
sold for song.
Noble was sixteen years old to
day when he died, and report has it
that he is to be buried in little garden
Set aside for the purpose outside the
grounds Of Balmoral.
The Rao of Clutch who, with his
brothe, Kumarsri Kazoora, was visiting
the queen at the time of the unhappy
event, requested permission to furnish
coffin for Noble" His prayer was
granted by the royal widow, who rarely
has the heart to refuse anything in the
shape OF gift. and the great Indian
prince has sent home orders for solid
gold sarcOphagus, the lid to be heavily
incrnsted with large precious stones,
and in this the collie is to be laid to
rest.
In the meantime his remains have
been safely laid away in thick lead
casket, and in that he will calmly re-
pose until the priceless gem arrives
from India's coral strand by special
steamer.